Youths from Koluama communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa have applauded the successful development of Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 83 and 85 to production start up. The youths expressed hope that anticipated upsurge in project activities would create jobs for them as they have a pool... Read more
Unknown gunmen on Monday attacked Norfin Offshore Shipyard in the boundary shoreline of Ikot Ukpong in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Eyewitnesses told journalists on Monday that the unknown gunmen attacked the shipyard at about 5am in the early hours of the morning of Monday. According... Read more
A Christian girl has been taken into care in Pakistan after allegedly being abducted by a Muslim man who forced her marry him and kept her chained up in a cattle pen. The girl spent five months chained up in the pen in the yard of her 45-year-old captor’s... Read more
The immediate past Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside had a virtual discussion with the two Rivers daughters, Mrs. Blessing Ohaka (nee Owhonda) and Ms. Yira Festus, who made double First Class Honors in their University and Law School final examinations respectively.... Read more
Suspected gunmen have killed a Catholic priest, Father John Gbakaan, who is the Dean of the newly created Lapai Deanery in Niger State and abducted his brother. Father John, who was also in charge of St. Anthony’s Parish Gulu in Lapai local government area of the state, was killed... Read more
YAOUNDE, Cameroon, January 18, 2021/ — FIFA (www.FIFA.com) President Gianni Infantino concluded a two-day trip to Cameroon, where he met with dignitaries of the country and key officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Cameroonian Football Association (Fecafoot). The trip coincided with the start of the... Read more
As Chief Emeka Eliezer Anyaoku, the erstwhile Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations, marks his 88th birthday today, Monday, January 18, the Government and people of Anambra State joined his well-wishers all over the world to wish him a most memorable and rewarding anniversary. In a release issued... Read more
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in the South-South Zone has expressed its support for the emergence of the next President of Nigeria from the North-East geopolitical Zone of Nigeria. The group, “Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Transparency and Good Governance (COCSOTRAGG)”, made this known on Saturday through... Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Governor Nyesom Wike to stop organising what it calls “super spreader” events that are endangering the lives of ordinary Rivers people. The party made the allegation in a statement issued on Friday in Port Harcourt Friday and signed by its Spokesperson, Chief... Read more
Nigeria championship’s second tier, the Nigeria National League, will commence its 2020/2021 Season on Saturday, 30th January, 2021. This decision was reached at the Annual General Meeting of the league, which held in the Ebonyi State capital, Abakaliki on Friday. Chairman of the NNL and Member of the Executive Committee... Read more
